Garment retainer



Dec. 21, 1927. I 1,653,658

M. RASMUSSEN GARMENT RETAINER Filed Dec. 29, 1924 I i 2/ 20 I FIG. 6

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Patented Dec. 27, 1927.

UNITED STATES MARTIN RASMUSSEN, or RACINE, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO HAETMANN'IR'UNK Com PANY, OF RAC NE, WISCONSIN, A CoRPoRATIo OF WISCONSIN.

GARMENT RETAINER.

Ap mam filed December29, 1924. Serial No. 758,649.

This invention relates to garment retainers for wardrobe trunks and the like and has for one of its objects to provide a retainer of this character, the principal portions of which may be stamped from sheet metal.

A further object of the invention is to provide a simple and effective construction, whereby the retaining bars may be positioned within a wardrobe trunk and securely held in place, while at the same time being readily removable.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a device of the character described which will be simple in construction, comparatively inexpensive to manufacture and -more efiicient in use, than those heretofore proposed.

lVith the above and g which will appear as the descriptionproceeds, the inventionconsists in the, novel details of constructlon and combinations-and arrangements of parts, more fully hereinafter described and particularlypointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings in which like numerals designate like parts in all the views,

Figure 1 is an elevational view of one of the supporting rail members.

s Figure 2 is'anend view of the same.

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the assembled retainer.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional elevational View on an'enlarged scale of a portion of the parts shown in Figure 3.

Figure 5 is an end elevational view of one of the rail engaging members carried by the retainer bar.

Figure 6 is a front elevational view of the member shown in Figure 5 and Figure 7 is a central horizontal sectional view of the members shown in Figures 5 and 6. I

Referring more particularly to the said drawings, the numeral 10 indicates generally a side rail member which is preferably stamped from sheet metal into substantially channel form as clearly shown in Figures 1 and 2, whereby there is provided the web portion 11, the horizontal flanges 12 and the vertical flanges 13. Theweb portion 11 is provided with a plurality of vertically extending slots or recesses 14:, each of which is provided with an offset portion 15 for a purpose which will appear more fully below.

other objects in view,

The'upper'fiange 12 of the member 10 is likewise provided with-a plurality of slots or recesses 16 which are in alinement and communication with the slots or recesses formed in the web 11 as will be clear from the drawings. f

The said slots or. recesses 16 are preferably ot a greater width than are the slots '14, so that there is provided an inclined or bevelled edge 17 adjacent the-upper ends of the slots 14 as willbe clear from Figure 1-.

The garment retainer proper comprises" a rod-or bar 20 of wood or other suitable mate rial provided at each end with a rail engage ing'member 21 shown in detail in Figures 4, 6 and'T. This said member which is preferably stamped from sheet metal, is pro which are adapted to partially encircle the bar, 2Oand the ends of these fingers are prefera'bly provided with the ,angularly bent tangs 23 (seeFig; 5), which are driven into the bar 20 to securelytasten the parts together.

The member 21 is also provided with a substantially T-shape'd head 25 having the angularly disposed lugs 26 and the horizontally extending opening or recess 27. A stamped sheet metal catch member 28 is mounted in this opening27 and is retained therein means of a flat leaf spring member' 29 secured to the body'ot the member 21 ,vide'd with aplurality of arcuate fingers 22 A as by therivet 30. The said member'21- is provided with an aperture 82' in which is molxited the push button 33 which projects through the said aperture to engage the catch member 28 as is clearly shown in F igure 7, there being a coilspring 34 interposed between the said button and said member as will be readily understood from the said figure.

In use, a pair of the side rail members 10 are positioned on opposite walls of the trunk section, so as to normally extend horizontally with the apertures or opening 16 at the top as shown in Figs. 1, 3 and at. The retainer bars are of sufficient length to extend across the trunk section so that the ends carrying the rail engaging members 25 are in position to engage the said rails as shown in Figure 3. The rail engaging heads 25 are brought into alinement with opposed pairs of openings or slots 16 and rojected therethrough into the corespondmg pairs of slots 14. The catch members 28 will engage the inclined surfaces '17, during this downward movement and will be forced inwardly against the pressure of the spring member 29 an il they reach positions opposite the offset portions 15 of the "slots 14 when they will of course, snap into rail engaging heads 25 may be freely moved upwardly, out of the slots 14 as will be readily apparent. It will of course be understood that the coil spring 34L interposed be- 7 tween the buttons 33 and the catch member '28 are of lessstrength than the leaf spring 29, so that the latter may force the said catches into locking engagement asv shown.

IVhile one form of the invention has been illustrated and described it is obvious that those skilled in the art may vary the details of construction as well as the precise arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention and therefore it is not wished to be limited to the above disclosure except as may be required by the claims.

Having thus described my invention what I desire to claim as new is: r

1. In a wardrobe trunk, a pair of oppositely disposed supporting rails provided with a series of spaced recesses having oi'l set portions; a retainer bar having end portions adapted to be received in said recesses;

and spring catch members carried by said end portions adapted to engage the offset portions of said recesses to prevent the unintentional displacement of said bar.

2. In a wardrobe trunk, a pair of opp'ositely disposed supporting rails comprising channel bars, the web and one flange of each of which is provided with a series of openings, the flange openings being wider than the web openings and connected therewith by an inclined surface; and a retainer bar having portions adapted to enter through said flange openings and be guided by said inclined surtaces'into' said web openings.

3. In a wardrobe trunk, a pair of oppositely disposed supporting rails comprising channel bars the web'and one'tlange of each of which is provided with a series of openings theflange openings being wider than the web openings and connectedtherewith by an inclined surface, said web openings having oil'set portions; and a retainer bar having resilient members adapted to enter through said flange openings and be guided by said inclined surij'aces into said web openings, said members engaging the offset-portions of said web openings to prevent unintentional displacement of said bar."

l. A supporting rail for garment retainers comprising a channel member, the web and one flange of which are provided with open ings for receiving a portion of' a retainer bar, the openings in the flange being wider than the openings in the web and said web openings being provided with offset portions adapted to engage a catch. r V

5. In a garment retainer for wardrobe trunks, a bar; a rail engaging member rigid with said "bar, provided-with a projecting head having an opening, a catch member mounted in said opening; a resilient member retaining said catch member in said opening; and a push button y eldingly engaging said catch member in opposition to saidresilient member.

In testimony whereofll aflix my signature. 

